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Clacton poll on Cameron birthday

The parliamentary by-election in the Essex seat of Clacton is to be held on October 9.

The crunch electoral test, triggered by the defection of former Conservative MP Douglas Carswell to Ukip, will come a week after the Tories' annual conference and on Prime Minister David Cameron's birthday.

Mr Carswell shook Westminster last week by announcing that he was joining the eurosceptic UK Independence Party and standing down from Parliament to force a by-election.

An opinion poll in the seat suggested that he enjoys a significant lead and is on track to become the first person to be elected to Parliament for Ukip, whose only previous MP, Bob Spink, did not seek a fresh mandate when he defected from the Tories in 2008.

Mr Carswell had been Conservative MP for Clacton since 2010, having previously served as MP for Harwich from 2005-10 before boundary changes.

Ukip leader Nigel Farage has said a by-election win for his party in Clacton would signal a "landslide in British politics".

A Survation poll for The Mail On Sunday gave Ukip a massive 44-point lead over David Cameron's party.

Tories have yet to announce their candidate for the by-election.

London Mayor Boris Johnson today brushed off suggestions he should put his name forward, telling LBC radio:" The first objection really, is that I've already whacked in the CV for Uxbridge. It would seem a bit eccentric."

Asked whether Mr Cameron had asked him to stand in Clacton, Mr Johnson told BBC Radio 4's World At One there had been "no serious approach", adding: "I don't think people think it would be the right thing for me to do, given that I've gone in for Uxbridge."

Comments

1st UKIP M/P now on the cards lets hope its the start of many.
Come on you floating voters nail yourself to the fastest growing party in the country.

1st UKIP M/P now on the cards lets hope its the start of many.
Come on you floating voters nail yourself to the fastest growing party in the country.cosmick

1st UKIP M/P now on the cards lets hope its the start of many.
Come on you floating voters nail yourself to the fastest growing party in the country.

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Counterview
2:13pm Tue 2 Sep 14

Nails and coffins spring to mind

Nails and coffins spring to mindCounterview

Nails and coffins spring to mind

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Counterview
4:36pm Tue 2 Sep 14

Now Boris has said pitching in "would seem a bit eccentric". That shouldn't worry him. One thing's for sure - UKIP would be in a blind panic if he did.

Now Boris has said pitching in "would seem a bit eccentric". That shouldn't worry him. One thing's for sure - UKIP would be in a blind panic if he did.Counterview

Now Boris has said pitching in "would seem a bit eccentric". That shouldn't worry him. One thing's for sure - UKIP would be in a blind panic if he did.

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cosmick
5:59pm Tue 2 Sep 14

Counterview wrote…

Now Boris has said pitching in "would seem a bit eccentric". That shouldn't worry him. One thing's for sure - UKIP would be in a blind panic if he did.

Ha Ha Ha,
Boris got no *alls.

[quote][p][bold]Counterview[/bold] wrote:
Now Boris has said pitching in "would seem a bit eccentric". That shouldn't worry him. One thing's for sure - UKIP would be in a blind panic if he did.[/p][/quote]Ha Ha Ha,
Boris got no *alls.cosmick

Counterview wrote…

Now Boris has said pitching in "would seem a bit eccentric". That shouldn't worry him. One thing's for sure - UKIP would be in a blind panic if he did.

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com/watch?v=bJHETdxw
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To all you pro EU people. Please watch this then see if you are as pro EU afterwards. Thank you > https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=bJHETdxw
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To all you pro EU people. Please watch this then see if you are as pro EU afterwards. Thank you > https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=bJHETdxw
v8Y

Score: 1

Counterview
10:35pm Tue 2 Sep 14

cosmick wrote…

Counterview wrote…

Now Boris has said pitching in "would seem a bit eccentric". That shouldn't worry him. One thing's for sure - UKIP would be in a blind panic if he did.

Ha Ha Ha,
Boris got no *alls.

You hope.

[quote][p][bold]cosmick[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Counterview[/bold] wrote:
Now Boris has said pitching in "would seem a bit eccentric". That shouldn't worry him. One thing's for sure - UKIP would be in a blind panic if he did.[/p][/quote]Ha Ha Ha,
Boris got no *alls.[/p][/quote]You hope.Counterview

cosmick wrote…

Counterview wrote…

Now Boris has said pitching in "would seem a bit eccentric". That shouldn't worry him. One thing's for sure - UKIP would be in a blind panic if he did.

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